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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. OLEAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTERCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COIN-DISPLAYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,637, dated June 19,1894. Application filed January 22, 1894:. Serial No. 497,681. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. OLEAL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and the State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ooin-Displayers,of which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention is designed more particularly for use in connection withcash registers and indicators and is shown in the accompanying drawingsapplied to such a machine and arranged to co-operate with its cashdrawer in such a manner that the coins will be advanced step by stepfrom one receptacle of the displayer to another at successive openingsand closings of the money drawer and finally delivered into the latter.

The novelty of the invention will be hereinafter set forth andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a wellknown style of cash register having my novel coin displayer combinedwith it; Fig. 2 a side elevation of the coin displayer within itscasing, looking at the open side of the latter which fits against theside of the cash register casing; Fig. 3 a middle vertical section ofthe same looking toward the left in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a perspective of thedisplayer removed from its casing, looking at its forward right handcorner; Fig. 5 a similar view looking at it from its forward left handcorner; Fig. 6 a detail view of the coin actuating disk.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts inall the figures.

The working parts of the coin displayer are inclosed within a casing Awhich is in this instance secured to the side of the cash register B.The casing A consists of an upper vertically extendingv rectangularportion having in its front and rear sides a series of glasscoveredwindows or display openings 0, and a lower enlarged or flaring portioncontaining the actuating devices and the curved coin delivery chutecommunicating with the drawer compartment in the base of the machine.

The framework of the coin displayer consists chiefly of two verticalside plates D E,

widened out and secured together at their lower ends, as shown. The sideand top plates of the casing A are secured to this framework by screwsentering lugs G formed on the framework for that purpose.

The vertical rectangular portion of the displayer is divided into aseries of independent compartments or receptacles, one above the other,in this instance five, by means of a series of forwardly and backwardlymovable plates or shelves I-I. Each of these shelves is provided at itsopposite ends with arms or projections extending through curved slots Iin the side plates D E of the framework, and by which it is secured tothe upper ends of a pair of vibrating supporting arms J K pivoted attheir lower ends to the outer sides of the side plates D E at L. Whenthese arms are vibrated upon their pivots the shelves H will bereciprocated backward and forward. The right hand arm K of each pair isa bellcrank and the extremity of its horizontal portion is looselypivoted at M to a vertically reciprocating bar or plate N extendingsubstantially the full length of the coin displayer. When this bar isreciprocated, by means to be presently described, the arms K will bevibrated on their pivots and the shelves H moved forward and backward.The bellcranks K are arranged in reversed order, the horizontal arm ofthe upper one extending forward, that of the next one rearward, that ofthe third forward, and so on, as shown. It results from this arrangementof them that when the bar N is reciprocated the adjacent shelves H willbe moved in opposite directions. Thus, with the parts in the positionshown in the drawings, if the bar N be moved upward the upper shelf Hwill be thrown rearward, the next one forward, and so on, for a purposehereinafter explained.

Each of the receptacles between the shelves H, as well as the one abovethe upper shelf, is separated into two compartments by a verticalpartition 0 consisting of a glass plate supported in suitable guidewaysP upon the inner faces of the side plates D E. The

shelves H are of such width, from front to rear, that each shelf canclose the bottom of only one of the compartments of the receptacle aboveit at one time. Thus, if the shelf ICO is in its rearward position itwill close the rear compartment and the forward one will be left open,and vice versa. Inasmuch as the adjacent shelves are reciprocated inopposite directions it will be seen that when a coin resting upon theshelf in one receptacle is released the next shelf beneath will be movedinto position to catch it as it falls. Thus, if in the position of theparts shown in the drawings a coin be resting in the front compartmentof the upper receptacle and the shelves be reciprocated the shelf uponwhich it was resting will be withdrawn from under it and the secondshelf will be thrown forward to catch it.

The coins are dropped into the displayer through an opening Q in the topplate of the casing, and for the purpose of directing them alternatelyinto the forward and rear compartments of the upper receptacle there isprovided a shunting plate R pivoted at its lower edge in the sideplatesD E. The right hand trunnion of the plate R, by which it issupported in the plate E, extends through said plate and has fast uponits outer end a rearwardly extending arm S whose rear end is pivoted tothe reciprocating bar N. It results from this that when the bar N ismoved upward and the upper shelf H thrown rearward the upper edge of theshunting plate R will be tilted forward, to direct the next coin intothe rear compartment of the upper receptacle, and when the bar Nis moveddownward and the upper shelf thrown forward the upper edge of the plateIt will be tilted rearward to direct the next coin into the forwardcompartment of the upper receptacle.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that when a coin isdropped into the upper end of the displayer it will be directed intothat compartment of the upper receptacle under which the upper shelf isat that time resting; that upon then reciprocating the parts in onedirection by moving the bar N the coin will be released and dropped intothe corresponding compartment in the next receptacle beneath and caughtupon its shelf; that the next coin dropped into the displayer will bedirected into the opposite com partment of the upper receptacle fromthat through which the first coin passed and upon the next operationwill be dropped into the corresponding compartment of the secondreceptacle, while the first coin, which was resting in the othercompartment of said second receptacle, will drop into the thirdreceptacle, so that the alternate coins placed in the displayer willpass downward step by step upon opposite sides of the middle partitionformed by the plates 0, the transparent character of the latter howeverpermitting all of the coins to be seen from either front or rear of thedisplayer. From the lowermost receptacle the coins drop into the upperend of a curved guideway or chute T whose lower end projects to theright of the displayer, and when the displayer is applied to a cashregister as in Fig. 1 this chute extends through an opening in the sideof the casing and projects over one of the rear compartments of themoney drawer U.

The means shown in the present instance for reciprocating the bar Nconsists of a rotary disk V mounted on a stub shaft W fixed in the sideplate E and having in its left side a cam groove X, Fig. 6, in whichfits an antifriction sleeve or roller upon a stud Y projecting laterallyfrom the lower end of the bar N. It results from this that when the diskV is rotated the bar N will be reciprocated up and down. Fast upon theright side of the disk V is a ratchet Z with which co-operates a pawl Apivoted upon a carrier B loosely hung upon the shaft WV. A spring 0connected at its rear end to the pawl carrier and at its front end tothe under side of the coin chute T yieldingly holds the carrier in itsforward position against a stop T. When it is swung rearward the pawl Awill turn the ratchet and disk just enough to cause the cam groove inthe latter to move the bar N from its upper to lower position or viceversa and reciprocate the shelves H and shunting plate R. The pawlcarrier has secured to or formed integral with its lower end an arm orrod D projecting laterallythrough an opening in the casing of the cashregister into the drawer compartment behind the money drawer. When thelatter is pushed inward to its closed position its rear wall will engagethe arm D and swing the pawl carrier rearward and cause the pawl to turnthe disk and reciprocate the parts. When the drawer is opened the springC will pull the carrier forward and cause the pawl to engage the nextnotch in the ratchet, so that when the drawer is again closed the diskwill be turned another step and the parts reciprocated in the oppositedirection. A spring-pressed holding pawl E engaging the ratchet Zprevents retrograde movement of the parts.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- 1. In a coindisplayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arrangedone above the other and each divided into two compartments by a verticalpartition, and a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms ofthe respective receptacles and each co-operating alternately with thetwo compartments of its receptacle, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

2. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of displayreceptacles arranged one above the other and provided with glass-coveredwindows at their opposite sides, each receptacle being divided into twocompartments by a vertically arranged glass plate, and a series ofreciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptaclesand co-opcrating with the opposite compartments thereof in the mannerdescribed.

3. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of displayreceptacles arranged one above the other, a series of reciprocatingplates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles, a series ofbell-cranks, one connected to each plate, the adjacent'ones beingarranged in reverse order, and means common to the bell-cranks forsimultaneously actuating them to reciprocate the plates, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

4. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of displayreceptacles arranged one above the other, a series of reciprocatingplates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles, a pair ofpivoted arms connected to each plate for reciprocating the same, one ofsaid arms being a bell-crank and the bellcranks of the adjacent pairsbeing arranged in reverse order, and a reciprocating bar or plate commonto all of the bell-cranks for simultaneously actuating the same,substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of displayreceptacles arranged one above the other, a series of reciprocatingplates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles, a series ofbell-cranks arranged in reverse order and each connected to one of thereciprocating plates, a reciprocating bar common to all of thebell-cranks for actuatin g the same, and a rotary disk provided with acam groove engaging a projection on said bar for actuating the same toreciprocate the plates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of displayreceptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into twocompartments by a transparent vertical partition, a series ofreciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptaclesand each cooperating alternately with the two compartments of itsreceptacle, a series of bell-crank arms arranged in alternately reversedorder and connected to the respective plates, and a reciprocating barcommon to all of the bell-cranks for actuatingthe same, substantially asand for the purpose described.

7. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of displayreceptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into twocompartments by a transparent vertical partition, a series ofreciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptaclesand each cooperating alternately with the two compartments of itsreceptacle, a series of pairs of pivoted arms, one pair connected toeach plate and one arm of each pair being a bell-crank, and the bellcranks of the adjacent pairs being arranged in reverse order, areciprocating bar common to all of the bellcranks for actuating the sameto reciprocate the plates, and a rotary disk provided with a cam grooveengaging a projection upon the reciprocating bar, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

8. The combination, with a cash-register having a money drawer, of acoin displayer, composed of a series of display receptacles arranged oneabove the other and each divided into two compartments, a movableshunting plate co-operating with the upper receptacle to direct thecoins alternately into its opposite compartments, and connections withthe money drawer for actuating said plate by the movements of thedrawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. The combination, with a cashregister having a money-drawer, of a coindisplayer, composed of a series of display receptacles arranged oneabove the other and each divided into two compartments, a series ofreciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptaclesand each co-operating alternately with the opposite compartment of itsreceptacle, a vibrating shunting plate cooperating with the upperreceptacle to direct the coins alternately into its oppositecompartment, and means operated by the money drawer for actuating thesame and the reciprocating plates, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

10. The combination, with a cash register having a money-drawer, of acoin displayer composed of a series of display receptacles arranged oneabove the other and each divided into two compartments, a series ofreciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptaclesand each cooperating alternately with the opposite compartments of itsreceptacle, and means intermediate such plates and the money drawer ofthe re ister for causing the movements of the drawer to reciprocate theplates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

JOSEPH P. OLEAL.

Witnesses:

HANEY OoNovER, JOHN M. BUCKLES.

